We deal with traditional planning as well as crisis planning. And many of our clients are in an estate administration. So we’re settling up the affairs after a loved one passes away. And unfortunately, there can be some debt involved. If it’s a secure debt, like a mortgage or a note, that can be …Read More
How are Medicare and Medicaid Different? A lot of folks confuse Medicaid with Medicare. I commonly refer to Medicare as healthcare insurance, covering hospitals, doctors, prescriptions, and general healthcare coverage. Medicaid is long-term care coverage for most. It can be some indigency needs for income-based or resource-based. But the main purpose for us is …Read More
Christopher Lavin from the Lavin Law Group. We’re an elder law firm here in Lebanon, Ohio. A lot of our clients are struggling with long-term type illnesses. Many of them, unfortunately, have memory issues such as early onset of Alzheimer’s or dementia. Unfortunately, there’s a certain set of folks or group of folks that haven’t …Read More
A lot of folks will come to us and say, “What’s the best option with the house?” “How do I avoid probate?” “What happens if I get sick?” And I hear this more often than you would expect: “Why don’t I just give my house to my kids? I don’t ever plan on selling it. …Read More
Elder Law Attorney Chris Lavin provides some guidance for how to have difficult conversations with your parents during a medical emergency. Hello, my name is Christopher Lavin. I’m an elder law attorney with the Lavin Law Group. Elder law is a very specific nature. We deal with the state planning everything from wills, trust, taxes, …Read More
A lot of folks say, “Chris, what do I do to prepare for a Medicaid application?” I call the Medicaid application an audit because that’s basically what it is. The state wants to review everything before they chip in or help pay the bill. When you go to the application, it triggers that five years, …Read More
A lot of folks, even later in life, will receive an inheritance from a lost uncle, a grandparent, another family member. We see that more than you would think, and unfortunately, some of those folks are in need of long-term care or are in a nursing home. If you receive an inheritance, and you’re in …Read More
Many of our clients have a loved one in the facility. It can be a significant cost for the care in the facility, so they’re a little nervous about what they call the spend down, and they’re hearing in the hallways that in order to gain eligibility, everything must be spent down to below 2000 …Read More
Many clients will come to us with the power of attorneys and they think the power of attorney is one document. It’s the most important document because it deals with healthcare, but it’s not the only necessary document. What we must have now is three separate documents, a durable power of attorney for healthcare, which …Read More
